Injuries

Mechanical pulley system for arborists

Petzl
Mechanical pulley system for arborists
Case number
A12/0664/13
Category
Protective equipment
Type / Model
D22-ZIGZAG
Batch
3342540094116
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇪🇸 Spain
Country of origin
🇫🇷 France
Published
2013-06-07

⚠️ Risk

null The product poses the risk of injuries du to the particular configuration of an incorrectly-positioned and off-axis upper connector. Two accidents reported.

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 30/04/2013

Product enabling users to prune trees by climbing up the trees themselves (and not using cranes). The recall concerns all products “ZIGZAG” with serial numbers below 13108******.The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive (PPE).